37.7750° N, 122.4194° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 17, 1978 · 11:45 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N60NA
Reported as
Doug DC1010
People aboard
250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right leading edge flap dangling upon landing, one cable broken, the other off the drum.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT LEADING EDGE FLAP DANGLING UPON LANDING, ONE CABLE BROKEN, THE OTHER OFF THE DRUM.